Bill Superman said:
Aggieair said:
Seems like you're creating a strawman that makes this less about the stupidity, lack of maturity, and lack of discipline involved when taking drugs before a game, and trying to make it about the legality of weed.
I'm all for legalizing marijuana. But that's not what this is about. You wouldn't be virtue signaling about the legalization of weed if players were in the locker room getting drunk before a game, which is legal. But the problem is the same.
Except it wasn't before the game, it was after.
Like I said, if it goes against Jimbo's rules then they should suffer the consequences. But the consequences should not reference Reefer Madness to determine the severity.
Smoked marijuana, regardless of
how it is smoked, can harm lung tissues and cause scarring and damage to small blood vessels.
Smoke from marijuana has many of the same toxins, irritants, and carcinogens (cancer-causing chemicals) as tobacco smoke. Smoking marijuana can also lead to a greater risk of bronchitis, cough, and mucus production, though these symptoms may improve when marijuana smokers quit.
To understand the specific effects marijuana smoking also may have on other respiratory diseases like emphysema (lung condition that causes shortness of breath) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but you're right, we should use aggie football players like we do C57 BL Mice.....
THC, which stands for tetrahydrocannabinol, is the substance in marijuana that gets you high. Research shows that vaping THC oilwhich is a common form among vapersdamages your lungs and increases your risk of negative side effects. Other ingredients in vape products harm your lungs, as well. Potentially Fatal Lung Injury increases significantly if your vape product contains a chemical called vitamin E acetate. In 2019, an outbreak of severe lung disease from vaping was found to be this vitamin. The disease was named EVALI, which stands for
e-cigarette or vaping use-associated lung injury. In the first few months, more than 2,500 people were hospitalized or killed by EVALI. Among those people:
- 82% had vaped products that contained THC, often along with other vape products
- 33% exclusively vaped THC-containing products
The Centers for Disease Control (although being corrupt just like the FDA) and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration recommend against all vaping, but especially recommend not vaping THC oil.
The risk is greater from illegally manufactured or modified vape products, which are more common in states where marijuana remains illegal (Like TEXAS). However, even with legal products, vaping THC oil just one time can significantly harm your lungs.